11 July 2008

Recovered

The families of Sergeant Alex Jimenez and Private Byron W. Fouty told reporters yesterday that the bodies of the two Soldiers have been recovered.

Jimenez, 25, and Fouty, 19, were kidnapped along with PFC Joseph Anzack during an ambush in May 2007. Anzack's body was recovered earlier this year. All three Soldiers were from the 2nd Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division.

"It's a very sad relief," Fouty's stepfather told reporters. "But I know I have to go forward, not just for our family, but for the other men and women who are still doing their job over there."